Cholecystectomy

Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. Despite the development of non-surgical techniques, it is the most common method for treating symptomatic gallstones, although there are other reasons for having this surgery done. Each year more than 500,000 Americans have gallbladder surgery. Surgery options include the standard procedure, called laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and an older more invasive procedure, called open cholecystectomy. A cholecystectomy is performed when attempts to treat gallstones with ultrasound to shatter the stones or medications to dissolve them have not proven feasible. (From the Wikpedia article Cholecystectomy.)

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Recent Publications on Cholecystectomy:
Laser-Guided Repair of Complex Bile Duct Strictures. Background: The repair of bile duct strictures (BDS) requires...	20th November, 2009	Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The	Dig Surg. 2009 Nov 13;26(5):358-363. DOI Direct Link
[The development of laparoscopic technology in light of cholecystectomies performed between 1994 and 2007.] The spread of laparoscopy has required surgeons to familiarize with a...	20th November, 2009	Semmelweis Egyetem, Altalanos Orvostudomanyi Kar I. Sebeszeti Klinika	Orv Hetil. 2009 Nov 1;150(48):2189-2193. DOI Direct Link
Facial rhabdomyosarcoma with an isolated pancreatic metastasis. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue tumour in children....	19th November, 2009	Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, The John Radcliffe	Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Nov 17. DOI Direct Link
Lidocaine vs. magnesium: effect on analgesia after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Background: This double-blinded study aimed at evaluating and comparing...	19th November, 2009	Department of Anaesthesia, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi	Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
Authors' reply: Prospective randomized trial using cost-utility analysis of early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute gallbladder disease (Br J Surg 2009; 96: 1031-1040). Background: This double-blinded study aimed at evaluating and comparing...	18th November, 2009	Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nottingham Digestive Diseases	Br J Surg. 2009 Dec;96(12):1493. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Cholecystectomy:
Long-Term Statin Use May Be Linked to Decreased Risk for Gallstone Disease and Cholecystectomy	Abstracts in Hematology and Oncology:  Nov 18 2009 4:28AM Matching: cholecystectomy
Surgeon Volume Metrics in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy	MDLinx:  Nov 16 2009 2:03PM Matching: cholecystectomy
Supra-Pubic Single Incision Cholecystectomy	MDLinx:  Nov 16 2009 2:03PM Matching: cholecystectomy
Surgical Management of Segmental and Sectoral Bile Duct Injury After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: a Challenging Situation	MDLinx:  Nov 16 2009 11:34AM Matching: cholecystectomy
Unsuspected Gallbladder Cancer Diagnosed After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Focus on Acute Cholecystitis	MDLinx:  Nov 11 2009 10:13AM Matching: cholecystectomy
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Cholecystectomy Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7338505	Apparatus and method for endoscopic colectomy
7442194	Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension
7442546	Method of modulating inflammatory response
7445621	Bipolar forceps having monopolar extension
7454268	Manipulator
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